Harmanpreet Kaur-led Team India achieve elusive feat in women's ODI history

Harmanpreet Kaurled Team India achieved an elusive feat on Sunday with their mammoth 211run win over West Indies in the first ODI match of the series at Kotambi Stadium in VadodaraAccording to ESPNcricinfo the 211run triumph over the Caribbeans is Indias second biggest win by runs in womens ODIs behind the 249run win against Ireland in 2017It was also the biggest defeat by runs for West Indies in the history of womens ODIsIndia Women extended their dominance in whiteball cricket The emphatic win on Sunday gave the Women in Blue an early lead in the ODI seriesRecapping the match West Indies led by Hayley Matthews won the toss and opted to field However Harmanpreet Kaurs team set a daunting target for the visitors in the first inningsOpeners Smriti Mandhana 91 off 102 balls 13 fours and Pratika Rawal 40 off 69 balls 4 fours put together a solid 110run partnership laying a strong foundation for the hosts The duos superb batting kept the Caribbean bowlers under pressure making it difficult for them to claim early wicketsSkipper Matthews eventually broke the opening stand in the 24th over dismissing Pratika Rawal but the damage had already been done Harleen Deol 44 off 50 balls 2 fours and 1 six then joined Mandhana at the crease building a 50run partnershipZaida James dismissed Mandhana in the 32nd over briefly stemming the flow of runs However Harleen and Harmanpreet Kaur 34 off 23 balls 3 fours and 1 six added a 66run stand further solidifying Indias inningsThough West Indies managed to remove Harleen and Harmanpreet Indias middle order stepped up with confidence Richa Ghosh 26 off 13 balls 4 fours and 1 six Jemimah Rodrigues 31 off 19 balls 3 fours and 1 six and Deepti Sharma 14 off 12 balls 1 four propelled India to a formidable 3149 Deepti and Priya Mishra 1 off 3 balls remained unbeaten at the end of the inningsZaida James led the West Indies bowling effort taking five wickets for 45 runs at an economy rate of 560 Matthews chipped in with two wickets in her 10 oversChasing 315 West Indies struggled to establish a partnership against the disciplined Indian bowling attack Renuka Thakur Singh was the star with the ball claiming five wickets and dismantling the Caribbean batting lineup Priya Mishra picked up two wickets while Titas Sadhu and Deepti Sharma each grabbed one The Indian bowlers skittled out West Indies for just 103 in 27 overs sealing a comprehensive 211run victoryAfy Fletcher 24 off 22 balls 3 fours was the top scorer for the visitors while wicketkeeper Shemaine Campbelle 21 off 39 balls 2 fours also made a valiant effort before falling to Renuka Singhs lethal spellRenuka Thakur Singh was adjudged Player of the Match for her brilliant fivewicket haulThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever